Hormones quiz (IB Psychology)

An fMRI scan allows psychologists to see...

• Brain activity when performing tasks

• Only the structure of the brain

• How Neurons are connected to one another

Brain Plasticity refers to the process of...

• Removing neural connections that are not used.

• The formation of new neural networks.

• The birth of new Neurons

• Calming Your Brain.

When Neural Networks are not used they are removed through the process of...

• Brain plasticity

• Neurogenesis

• Erasing

• Pruning

The part of the brain associated with STRESS

• Frontal Lobe

• Amygdala

• Striatum

• Hippocampus

The part of the brain associated with Decision Making and Social Judgments

• Frontal Lobe

• Amygdala

• Striatum

• Hippocampus

The part of the brain associated with the formation of Memories.

• Frontal Lobe

• Amygdala

• Striatum

• Hippocampus

Localization of Function refers to the idea that...

• We only use 10% of our brain.

• Our brains are always changing and developing throughout our lives.

• Different parts of the brain are responsible for different behaviors.

• Our brains learn by forming neural connections that are strengthen through repeated use.

A MRI scan allows neuroscientists to see...

• The activity within the brain.

• The structure of the brain.

• The individual neurons in the brain.

• The electrical pulses in the brain.

Cortisol is a hormone in the body most closely related with which behavior?

• Forming Social Bonds

• Stress Reactions

• Sleep

• Reward Seeking Behavior

McGaugh and Chaill's aim was.....

• to investigate whether high levels of cortisol interfere with verbal declarative memories (LTM- facts and events)

• to study the role of emotion on the creation of memories

• to determine the role of acetylcholine in the formation of spatial memories